Former PlayStation, Xbox and Atari exec Phil Harrison joins Goo.gle.
Phil Harrison
One of the video game industry’s best known leaders has announced he has joined Google. Phil Harrison, who has previously worked at high level positions at Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox divisions, stated today on his Twitter page, that he is now a Vice President and General Manager at Google.
Harrison did not reveal exactly what division he will be taking on as VP at Google in his Twitter post, but considering his long track record in the gaming industry, it’s likely that he will be in charge of at least some of the company’s gaming-based projects. He joined Sony’s PlayStation unit in 1992, and rose up through the ranks to become the president of Sony Worldwide Studios. He left Sony in 2008 and briefly served as President of Atari before leaving that company in 2009. In 2012, he joined Microsoft to take charge of its European Xbox division, but left the company in 2015.